Announcing the last awardee of our National Summer of Synbio competition! Sponsored by Flow Genomics

We're thrilled to announce our August winner of the nationwide Summer of SynBio Competition! Congratulations to Kathleen Hon, currently pursuing her Master’s in the Synthetic Biology Applications program at Concordia University!
Kathleen presented a compelling poster on engineering extracellular vesicles (EVs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, using high-throughput genetic tools to explore EV cargo loading for therapeutic applications. Her work showcases the potential of yeast as a platform for synthetic biology and was developed at Concordia’s Genome Foundry under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Brett.

Beyond the bench, Kathleen is a passionate advocate for science outreach. From founding the first SynBio Club at Western University to organizing community events like “SynBio Expressions,” she continues to champion the democratization of science through art, conversation, and education. Kathleen will receive $500 in cash and $500 in sequencing credits with Flow Genomics.

Special thanks to Flow Genomics for sponsoring this competition!